Blog - The Art of Craig Elliotthttp://www.craigelliottgallery.com/journal/Mon, 19 Jan 2015 22:17:04 +0000en-USSite-Server v6.0.0-3508-3508 (http://www.squarespace.com)LA Art Show 2015Craig ElliottMon, 19 Jan 2015 22:17:04 +0000http://www.craigelliottgallery.com/journal/2015/1/19/la-art-show-2015510c6e5de4b037c811a1bc56:52b14244e4b037ad0fec5c37:54bd8116e4b07c132e3d5e44Here are some photos I took of great art at the LA Art Show this year. It was a good show, and Amay Adams was the host- I hadn't seen her in person in a long time. She sat down next to me at a table when I was working on designing Disney's "Enchanted". we had a chat and I found out she was playing the lead. Little did I know she was about to become mega famous!

There was a little less representational art this year, after seeing it grow each year, it was strange to see a slip. But it wasn't a huge slip. maybe just a wobble!

]]>A few more Tardis guitar bits....Craig ElliottWed, 07 Jan 2015 04:32:35 +0000http://www.craigelliottgallery.com/journal/2015/1/6/a-few-more-tardis-guitar-bits510c6e5de4b037c811a1bc56:52b14244e4b037ad0fec5c37:54acb64ee4b0b365f78289bd
]]>Dr. Who Guitar made from scratch! Craig ElliottMon, 05 Jan 2015 19:17:50 +0000http://www.craigelliottgallery.com/journal/2015/1/5/dr-who-guitar-made-from-scratch510c6e5de4b037c811a1bc56:52b14244e4b037ad0fec5c37:54aae2dce4b0d05e1ab650a9A Dr. Who TARDIS guitar I made for my Uncle's Christmas present this year! He's a big fan, and has practically every guitar made already, so I had no choice but to make one that he could not buy!

The body is solid basswood with basswood strip details, and the neck is maple. The headstock is also an upside down silhouette of a TARDIS if you look closely...

Now he need to learn the theme tune on this!

I took video of the process, and I'll post that when I have edited it together.

]]>CTN 2014 Commission!Craig ElliottMon, 24 Nov 2014 18:23:45 +0000http://www.craigelliottgallery.com/journal/2014/11/24/ctn-2014-commission510c6e5de4b037c811a1bc56:52b14244e4b037ad0fec5c37:54737783e4b0dd0d64dab62eA commission from CTN this year!A collector who works at Apple asked me to draw a girl with an iPod classic. I wanted to get the feeling she was really rocking to the music, and perhaps oblivious to the fact that all she has on is the garter belt... Plus, I needed a place to put the iPod too!

I will be presenting a workshop on Portfolio design for Visual Development in the Executive Boardroom at 3pm-ish on Friday also.

]]>Jak and Daxter 4 city and pipesCraig ElliottTue, 04 Nov 2014 17:49:04 +0000http://www.craigelliottgallery.com/journal/2014/11/4/jak-and-daxter-4-city-and-pipes510c6e5de4b037c811a1bc56:52b14244e4b037ad0fec5c37:545910dae4b08eb53b5468b1Some art for Jak and Daxter 4 , a never produced game for Naughtydog Studios. No 3D work here, all perspective by hand, then painted in photoshop. I was trying to get a feel for a consistent style of modern buildings almost shaped like adobe houses, with the pipes echoing the wood beams that jut out of adobe homes. The water and pipes were to create obstacles that the player would have to navigate by air speeder.
]]>New time lapse painting video from Flesk of me working!Craig ElliottWed, 22 Oct 2014 17:09:46 +0000http://www.craigelliottgallery.com/journal/2014/10/22/new-time-lapse-painting-video-from-flesk-of-me-working510c6e5de4b037c811a1bc56:52b14244e4b037ad0fec5c37:5447e44ce4b014352f0dc402Here is a video of a session from APE 2013 of me painting the daughter of my High School friend!]]>Some art from Jak and Daxter 4- never completed video game project...Craig ElliottMon, 20 Oct 2014 17:46:43 +0000http://www.craigelliottgallery.com/journal/2014/10/20/some-art-from-jak-and-daxter-4-never-completed-video-game-project510c6e5de4b037c811a1bc56:52b14244e4b037ad0fec5c37:5445465fe4b0fd2c9e112e28Jak and Daxter 4 - An ominous tower city alone in a barren world...

Some pieces from the never produced Jak and Daxter 4 video game from Naughtydog studios. I can't remember the original mandate here,. except for the fast that the city was self contained and had "lots of pipes, everywhere" I recalled a puzzle from when I was a kid called "verticalville" drawn by Bob Martin. It was a cartoon city with each building atop the last and railways airports pools, and all you could need packed into one place. this is sort of a gloomy version of that suppose.
]]>Some amazing art from the Met in NY City! Craig ElliottFri, 10 Oct 2014 21:34:46 +0000http://www.craigelliottgallery.com/journal/2014/10/10/some-amazing-art-from-the-met-in-ny-city510c6e5de4b037c811a1bc56:52b14244e4b037ad0fec5c37:5438506ce4b08ac17063211bLeighton, Ingres, and Remington at the Met in NY City!

I have never seen this Leighton- there was a special Pre-Raphaelite exhibit this was part of. (it might still be up, I['m not sure)

Ingres has a great personal style in his portraits, giving the body and face a very recognizable look. Degas was a big fan of Ingres and collected his work. Both went to the same school and believed in strong draughtsmanship- the connection between the two is very clear when you look at each of their drawings..

I love the spots of color in the shadows on that cowboy- mixing colors in blobs in stead of doing it on the palette. such a great example of this!
]]>A famous illustrators hangout reopens! Craig ElliottThu, 09 Oct 2014 17:49:09 +0000http://www.craigelliottgallery.com/journal/2014/10/9/a-famous-illustrators-hangout-reopens510c6e5de4b037c811a1bc56:52b14244e4b037ad0fec5c37:5436ca46e4b0179b57ee5597

John Fleskes joining the blissfulness of Howard Chandler Christy's ladies!

This cafe in NY has reopened and is now called Leopard des Artists...

I highly recommend the art and the food is good too!

]]>APE 2014 Demos and more!Craig ElliottThu, 25 Sep 2014 01:40:02 +0000http://www.craigelliottgallery.com/journal/2014/9/24/ape-2014-demos-and-more510c6e5de4b037c811a1bc56:52b14244e4b037ad0fec5c37:54235de2e4b0fc7a3ec32b2aHere's a great video put together by Flesk Publications of one of my painting demos from Last year! I'll be there Saturday and Sunday again this year and will be Painting demo portratis in oil again. Stop by and say hi! ]]>D&D Player's Handbook - Monk painting! Craig ElliottTue, 02 Sep 2014 16:55:46 +0000http://www.craigelliottgallery.com/journal/2014/9/2/dd-players-handbook-monk-painting510c6e5de4b037c811a1bc56:52b14244e4b037ad0fec5c37:5405f666e4b00d99c7c03315D&D Player's Handbook- 5th edition art!

-My painting of a Monk concentrating on some spell casting...

Thanks Jon Schindehette for the commission and Kate Irwin for her Art Direction.

It was so fun to realize these images for D&D. I would spend hours waiting outside the hobby shop reading D&D books..., well, mostly staring at the art! Now I get to be one of the artists. A real privilege. Thanks also to my cousin Steve for buying me a D&D set for Christmas when I was about 7 years old! ;)

]]>Fantasy Illustration Class at LAAFACraig ElliottTue, 02 Sep 2014 16:41:27 +0000http://www.craigelliottgallery.com/journal/2014/9/2/fantasy-illustration-class-at-laafa510c6e5de4b037c811a1bc56:52b14244e4b037ad0fec5c37:5405f24ce4b0ebc5a8e0555bIll be teaching an online Fantasy illustration class at LAAFA in a few days- registration closes the 3rd of Sept! get in fast! :D

Thanks Jon Schindehette for the commission and Kate Irwin for her Art Direction. It is so cool to be in this book- As a kid I stared at the pictures in the early editions of this and the other D&D manuals over and over. I couldn't play the game so well, but my enjoyment was more from the art really. I hope kids today will enjoy the art like I did, maybe more, since these pages are all in color and the edition I had was black and white!

This piece can be found in a cropped format on page 206.

]]>I made the 15 noteworthy art Professors in Los Angeles!Craig ElliottMon, 11 Aug 2014 05:05:32 +0000http://www.craigelliottgallery.com/journal/2014/8/11/i-made-the-15-noteworthy-art-professors-in-los-angeles510c6e5de4b037c811a1bc56:52b14244e4b037ad0fec5c37:53e84da8e4b09a55555d909cI made the top 15 Art Professors in LA! This is such an honor, and it is of all the arts professors, such as music theatre and visual arts. http://www.theartcareerproject.com/15-noteworthy-art-professors-los-angeles/9901/
]]>Comicon 2014 portrait painting demoCraig ElliottTue, 29 Jul 2014 18:55:17 +0000http://www.craigelliottgallery.com/journal/2014/7/29/comicon-2014-portrait-painting-demo510c6e5de4b037c811a1bc56:52b14244e4b037ad0fec5c37:53d7edb2e4b0afdd1e6391b3A shot of the portrait I did at Comic-Con San Diego of my friend Alessandra! It is about 8.5 x 11 inches, Oil on linen mounted to panel. more photos of the in progress work to come! — with Alessandra Maria at San Diego Comic-Con International.
]]>Fine Art one-of-a-kind purses! Craig ElliottSat, 19 Jul 2014 23:01:53 +0000http://www.craigelliottgallery.com/journal/2014/7/19/fine-art-one-of-a-kind-purses510c6e5de4b037c811a1bc56:52b14244e4b037ad0fec5c37:53caf59fe4b0847eddfa573eSeveral one-of-a-kind custom box art purses that will be available at Comicon San Diego 2014!
]]>Fine Art print trading card sets! Craig ElliottSat, 19 Jul 2014 22:44:28 +0000http://www.craigelliottgallery.com/journal/2014/7/19/fine-art-print-trading-card-sets510c6e5de4b037c811a1bc56:52b14244e4b037ad0fec5c37:53caf3d7e4b00a460e562a10Fine Art print trading card sets!